February 2011 :: Antitrust Lawyer Blog
« January 2011 | | March 2011 »
Squeezed On: February 28, 2011

FTC Loses Consummated Merger Case In District Court

On February 22, 2011, Judge Andrew J. Guilford of the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California denied the Federal Trade Commission’s (“FTC”) motion for a preliminary injunction and also dissolved the temporary restraining order that had been in place since mid-December. The district court ruled that the FTC had not shown that it was likely to succeed on the merits of its case.

Continue reading " FTC Loses Consummated Merger Case In District Court " »

Posted by dbmadmin | | Email This Post | TrackBacks (0)

Posted In: FTC Antitrust Highlights , Merger Highlights

Bookmark: Bookmark FTC%20Loses%20Consummated%20Merger%20Case%20In%20District%20Court at Google.com Bookmark FTC%20Loses%20Consummated%20Merger%20Case%20In%20District%20Court at del.icio.us Digg FTC%20Loses%20Consummated%20Merger%20Case%20In%20District%20Court at Digg.com Bookmark FTC%20Loses%20Consummated%20Merger%20Case%20In%20District%20Court at Spurl.net Bookmark FTC%20Loses%20Consummated%20Merger%20Case%20In%20District%20Court at Simpy.com Bookmark FTC%20Loses%20Consummated%20Merger%20Case%20In%20District%20Court at NewsVine Blink this FTC%20Loses%20Consummated%20Merger%20Case%20In%20District%20Court at blinklist.com Bookmark FTC%20Loses%20Consummated%20Merger%20Case%20In%20District%20Court at Furl.net Bookmark FTC%20Loses%20Consummated%20Merger%20Case%20In%20District%20Court at reddit.com Fark FTC%20Loses%20Consummated%20Merger%20Case%20In%20District%20Court at Fark.com Bookmark FTC%20Loses%20Consummated%20Merger%20Case%20In%20District%20Court at Yahoo! MyWeb
Squeezed On: February 24, 2011

FTC Revises HSR Thresholds

On February 24, 2011, the Federal Trade Commission put into effect the revised thresholds for the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Antitrust Improvements Act, which requires premerger notification for certain large transactions. Federal law requires that the Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice be notified of mergers, acquisitions, and other transactions of a certain size prior to consummation pursuant to the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act (HSR.)

Continue reading " FTC Revises HSR Thresholds " »

Posted by dbmadmin | | Email This Post | TrackBacks (0)

Posted In: FTC Antitrust Highlights , Merger Highlights

Bookmark: Bookmark FTC%20Revises%20HSR%20Thresholds at Google.com Bookmark FTC%20Revises%20HSR%20Thresholds at del.icio.us Digg FTC%20Revises%20HSR%20Thresholds at Digg.com Bookmark FTC%20Revises%20HSR%20Thresholds at Spurl.net Bookmark FTC%20Revises%20HSR%20Thresholds at Simpy.com Bookmark FTC%20Revises%20HSR%20Thresholds at NewsVine Blink this FTC%20Revises%20HSR%20Thresholds at blinklist.com Bookmark FTC%20Revises%20HSR%20Thresholds at Furl.net Bookmark FTC%20Revises%20HSR%20Thresholds at reddit.com Fark FTC%20Revises%20HSR%20Thresholds at Fark.com Bookmark FTC%20Revises%20HSR%20Thresholds at Yahoo! MyWeb
Squeezed On: February 24, 2011

District Court Orders Disgorgement In Sherman Act Case

Judge William H. Pauley III of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York entered final judgment in a review of a consent order under the Tunney Act and ruled that disgorgement was a proper remedy in a Sherman Act case involving manipulation of electricity rates in New York City.

Continue reading " District Court Orders Disgorgement In Sherman Act Case " »

Posted by dbmadmin | | Email This Post | TrackBacks (0)

Posted In: Civil Non-Merger Highlights , DOJ Antitrust Highlights

Bookmark: Bookmark District%20Court%20Orders%20Disgorgement%20In%20Sherman%20Act%20Case at Google.com Bookmark District%20Court%20Orders%20Disgorgement%20In%20Sherman%20Act%20Case at del.icio.us Digg District%20Court%20Orders%20Disgorgement%20In%20Sherman%20Act%20Case at Digg.com Bookmark District%20Court%20Orders%20Disgorgement%20In%20Sherman%20Act%20Case at Spurl.net Bookmark District%20Court%20Orders%20Disgorgement%20In%20Sherman%20Act%20Case at Simpy.com Bookmark District%20Court%20Orders%20Disgorgement%20In%20Sherman%20Act%20Case at NewsVine Blink this District%20Court%20Orders%20Disgorgement%20In%20Sherman%20Act%20Case at blinklist.com Bookmark District%20Court%20Orders%20Disgorgement%20In%20Sherman%20Act%20Case at Furl.net Bookmark District%20Court%20Orders%20Disgorgement%20In%20Sherman%20Act%20Case at reddit.com Fark District%20Court%20Orders%20Disgorgement%20In%20Sherman%20Act%20Case at Fark.com Bookmark District%20Court%20Orders%20Disgorgement%20In%20Sherman%20Act%20Case at Yahoo! MyWeb
Squeezed On: February 11, 2011

L.B. Foster Must Sell Plant to Buy Portec Rail Products

On December 14, 2010, the U.S. Department of Justice announced a settlement with Pittsburgh-based L.B. Foster Co. to divest a West Virginia plant used in development, manufacture and sale of certain railroad joints to Koppers Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Koppers Holdings Inc., in order to proceed with Foster’s acquisition of Portec Rail Products Inc. DOJ said the acquisition as originally proposed would combine the two primary U.S. manufacturers of bonded insulated rail joints and two of only three U.S. manufacturers of polyurethane-coated insulated rail joints. Divestiture of the West Virginia plant will preserve competition. Without the divestiture, the acquisition would lead to higher prices, lower quality, less customer service and less innovation.

Continue reading " L.B. Foster Must Sell Plant to Buy Portec Rail Products " »

Posted by dbmadmin | | Email This Post | TrackBacks (0)

Posted In: DOJ Antitrust Highlights , Merger Highlights

Bookmark: Bookmark L.B.%20Foster%20Must%20Sell%20Plant%20to%20Buy%20Portec%20Rail%20Products at Google.com Bookmark L.B.%20Foster%20Must%20Sell%20Plant%20to%20Buy%20Portec%20Rail%20Products at del.icio.us Digg L.B.%20Foster%20Must%20Sell%20Plant%20to%20Buy%20Portec%20Rail%20Products at Digg.com Bookmark L.B.%20Foster%20Must%20Sell%20Plant%20to%20Buy%20Portec%20Rail%20Products at Spurl.net Bookmark L.B.%20Foster%20Must%20Sell%20Plant%20to%20Buy%20Portec%20Rail%20Products at Simpy.com Bookmark L.B.%20Foster%20Must%20Sell%20Plant%20to%20Buy%20Portec%20Rail%20Products at NewsVine Blink this L.B.%20Foster%20Must%20Sell%20Plant%20to%20Buy%20Portec%20Rail%20Products at blinklist.com Bookmark L.B.%20Foster%20Must%20Sell%20Plant%20to%20Buy%20Portec%20Rail%20Products at Furl.net Bookmark L.B.%20Foster%20Must%20Sell%20Plant%20to%20Buy%20Portec%20Rail%20Products at reddit.com Fark L.B.%20Foster%20Must%20Sell%20Plant%20to%20Buy%20Portec%20Rail%20Products at Fark.com Bookmark L.B.%20Foster%20Must%20Sell%20Plant%20to%20Buy%20Portec%20Rail%20Products at Yahoo! MyWeb
« January 2011 | | March 2011 »

Subscribe

Subscribe to the blogs's ATOM feed Subscribe to the RSS feed
Add to your Google Home Page or Google Reader Add to your My Yahoo!
Add to your My MSN Add to your My AOL
Add to your My Feedster Add to your NewsGator
Add to your Bloglines Add to your News Burst
Add to your Rojo Add to your Pluck

Legal Blogs

For More Information Please Contact Us At:

1350 I Street, N.W.
Suite 850
Washington, D.C. 20005
(202) 589-1834 - Phone
(202) 589-1819 - Fax
www.dbmlawgroup.com